Record details

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:   10832
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1033DB
Observer:   Brown Gary; Fiona Brown
Date of record:   1999-10-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   crossing the road around midnight
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151520
Species name:   Cryptomys mechowi
Common name:   African Giant Mole-rat -- Mechow's mole-rat
Family:   Bathyergidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   mole rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-10832
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2017-01-26 10:38:48
Species name:   Cryptomys mechowi -- African Giant Mole-rat; Mechow's mole-rat
Species code:   151520

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